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Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

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as seen from the Ancient Agora in Athens, Greece, where people spent most of their time in ancient times. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain We all know the ancient Greek city-state of Athens, ...

Its recorded history begins with Greek mythology, when the goddess Athena was said to have gifted an olive tree to the city, giving Athens both its name and its ancient symbol, according to Greeka.